Here is a list of the hateful eight (which does not include Everton) included in a typically forthright article by Martin Samuel. When are we putting up a statue to this marvellous man?Pretty sure Everton were’t one of the Hateful Eight/Noncey Nine.
Regarding FFP though, they were one of the clubs who voted in favour of the Premier League bringing it in back when Kenwright was chairman. Many clubs voted for it just to use it as an excuse not to spend big without caring that potential future owners of those clubs might want to invest plenty of money. That’s the situation Everton find themselves in now, and Newcastle of course as Ashley also voted for FFP.
MARTIN SAMUEL: 'Hateful eight' step up war against Manchester City
MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: This is not over. There is still a Premier League investigation into City ongoing. There is still a chance to pressurise.
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